I got my quilt back from the longarm quilter a few weeks ago, and then spent over a week agonising. Raylee did a brilliant job on the quilting, however I didn't think through those pointy side bits very well. I mean, I only had seven years to think it over. A night of practicing a different binding technique to get corners that were perfect ended in tears, and a pair of scissors up the sides of the quilt was the only answer.
I now had straight edges to bind. It doesn't make the quilt as interesting now, but I wasn't really interested in a quilt causing me that much stress.
I hand stitched over 10 metres of binding to the quilt. Binding is my favourite part of quilting, which was just as well.
Making over 200 blocks weren't enough, and I found myself making one last one for the label.
No other label would have worked as well.
I still have to sew a hanging sleeve on the quilt, and then on Saturday I hand over custody to the exhibition committee. I won't see it again until the exhibition opens a couple of weeks later. I'm pretty excited about seeing my Twisted Hexagons in the show, after so much work. I've loved making it.
Wow, an amazing job you've done. Looks great.
ReplyDeletewowzers! it looks fabulous! and it will in the quilt show too :D
ReplyDeleteamazing work!
xo
love the hexagons and the fabric you chose.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. It looks sensational. It will steal the show I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteWow. That is amazing! I hope you're allowed to take a photo of it hanging in the show so that we get to see it in its full glory.
ReplyDeleteI can take a photo and publish my own quilt - yes! But I can't publish anyone else's quilt unless I get their permission to do so.
DeleteWow! It looks amazing, and the quilting is perfect to emphasise the shape and beauty of it!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Michelle!! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful Michelle, and what a great achievement.
ReplyDeleteWas reading your post below too and noticed that absolutely stunning psychedelic looking fabric with the concentric circles on it. Did that one happen to sell at the market, or perhaps it still needs a new home?????
It is stunning. Love the quilting too.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is gorgeous Michelle, such a labour of love :-)
ReplyDeleteWow that is truly amazing Michelle - you should be feeling very proud of yourself - it looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a beautiful quilt! Sorry it caused you tears before the end. I'm amazed at you hand stitching 10m of binding, that's a lot of binding!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see it at the Craft Fair. It looks so wonderful in these pictures I bet it's even more magnificent in real life.
ReplyDeleteWow - I don't know what to say... my english is not very good, so I can't write what I want to. Your quilt is so beautiful... just WOW...
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany
Kerstin
I am so stoked to see this finished. It's a bit like witnessing a baby growing up to be an adult, as I recall the very early days of the hex quilt. I am pleased to be able to say I knew her when she was just a babe!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely quilt! I did see it on show!
ReplyDeleteGoodness me, just started with english paper piecing and then I found your blog with this most amazing , sizzling fantastic quilt!It's very very scaringly pretty beyond words........ One day when I'm old and rickety I wouldn't mind showing a quilt like yours to my grandchildren so I could also watch them "gaping" over my quilt!I guess I'm hooked, oh dear......I also want to make one, even if it takes years! Thanks for the motivation, absolutely fantastic!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany
Desire'